Q. If we had an Australian Head of State how should that person be selected?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Appointed by the Prime Minister | 9% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 4% | |
| Elected by the Australian people | 65% | 70% | 62% | 69% | 75% | |
| Appointed by a two-thirds majority of a joint sitting of the Federal Parliament | 12% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 9% | |
| Don’t know | 14% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 12% |
If Australia had an Australian head of state, 65% would prefer they be elected by the Australian people. 12% think they should be appointed by Parliament and 9% appointed by the Prime Minister.
Support for election of a head of state is consistent across voter and demographic groups.